Kees (given name)
Kees (Dutch: [keːs]) is a masculine nickname, contracted (shortened) name, or given name common in the Netherlands,[2] originally derived from the name Cornelis.[3] An alternate spelling is Cees.[4]
| Pronunciation | Dutch: [keːs] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Dutch |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Word/name | Cornelius |
| Derivation | Cornelis |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Cees |
| [1] | |
Notable people with the given name Kees include:
- Kees van Dongen 1877–1968, Dutch-French painter
- Kees van Baaren (1906–1970), Dutch composer and teacher
- Kees Bakels (born 1945), Dutch conductor
- Kees Blom (born 1946), Dutch ecologist
- Kees Bol (1916–2009), Dutch painter and art educator
- Kees Broekman (1927–1992), Dutch speed skater
- Kees Brusse (born 1925), Dutch actor and film director
- Kees Bruynzeel (1900–1980), Dutch businessman, timber merchant and yachtsman
- Kees Fens (1929–2009), Dutch writer, essayist and literary critic
- Kees Kist (born 1952), Dutch footballer
- Kees van Kooten (born 1941), Dutch comedian, television actor and author
- Kees Kwakman (born 1983), Dutch footballer
- Kees Luyckx (born 1986), Dutch footballer
- Kees Maks (1876–1967), Dutch painter
- Kees Meeuws (born 1974), New Zealand rugby union prop
- Kees Moeliker (born 1960), Dutch biologist
- Kees Ouwens (1944–2004), Dutch novelist and poet
- Kees Pijl (1897–1976), Dutch footballer
- Kees van Prooijen (born 1952), Dutch artist and musicologist
- Kees Rietveld (born 1969), Dutch singer, known as Georgie Davis
- Kees Rijvers, (born 1926), Dutch footballer
- Kees Schouhamer Immink (born 1946), Dutch scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur
- Kees van der Staaij (born 1968), Dutch politician
- Kees Teer (born 1925), Dutch electrical engineer
- Kees Pier Tol, (born 1958), Dutch footballer
- Kees Tol (footballer) (born 1987), Dutch footballer
- Kees Torn (born 1967), Dutch text writer and comedy performer
- Kees Vendrik (born 1963), Dutch politician
- Kees Smit (1940-2023), Dutch-Canadian painter, gardener and navy veteran, best of all he was Father of the 5 Js.
- Kees Verkade (born 1941), Dutch artist and sculptor
- Kees Verkerk (born 1942), Dutch speed skater
- Kees Versteegh (born 1947), Dutch linguist
- Kees Zwamborn (born 1952), Dutch footballer
- Kees van der Spek (born 1964), Dutch journalist
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Kees
- All pages with titles containing Kees
- Cees
- Kees (surname)
References
- Norman, Teresa (2003). World of Baby Names, A (Revised). New York: Penguin Publishing Group. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-4406-2556-5. OCLC 522378235. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- Instituut, Meertens. "NVB : voornaam Kees". Welkom bij het Meertens Instituut (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- van Osta, Ward (2012). Met naam en toenaam: voornamen, familienamen en bekende merknamen (in Dutch). Antwerpen/Apeldoorn: Garant. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-90-441-2931-1. OCLC 803366714. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- Wendell, Evert; Waterman, Kees-Jan; Michelson, Gunther (2008). "To Do Justice to Him & Myself": Evert Wendell's Account Book of the Fur Trade with Indians in Albany, New York, 1695–1726. Lightning rod press series. American Philosophical Society. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-60618-912-2. OCLC 244177127. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
... In Dutch, Cees/Kees was (and is) a common derivation of Cornelus, Cornelis, and Cornelius.
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